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UPSC Map Questions Geography 2020| UPSC Map-Based question discussion | Indian Geography| paper 2

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On the outline map of India provided to you, mark the location of all the following. Write in your QCA Booklet the significance of three locations whether physical/commercial/economic/ecological/environmental/cultural in not more than 30 words for each entry: 

(i) Vadhawan
(ii) Salkhan
(iii) Coorg
(iv) Mhow
(v) Umroi
(vi) Thoothukundi
(vii) Bargarh
(viii) Atal Tunnel
(ix) Guru Shikhar
(x) Bum La

UPSC Map Questions Geography 2020


Vadhawan:

  • Vadhawan is a cultural town, especially for Jain. 
  • It is located in the Surendranagar district of Gujarat. 
  • Wadhwan city is located in the Bhogavo river.

Salkhan:

  • Salkhan is a village in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. It is famous for Salkhan fossil park. 
  • It has fossils of algae and stromatolites which is believed about 1400 million years old.

Coorg:

  • Coorg is one of the most popular hill stations in South India and it is located in Karnataka. 
  • Coorg is the land of scenic beauty, coffee, land hills, and streams.
  • Coorg is popularly known as Scotland of India.

Mhow:

  • Mhow is a defense town and it is a cantonment area of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.
  • It was renamed Dr. Ambedkar Nagar in 2003.

Umroi:

  • Umroi is a transportation town and it is located near Shillong, Meghalaya.
  • Shillong airport is also called Umroi airport and it is located at Umroi.

Thoothukundi:

  • Thoothukundi is also known as Tuticorin. It is a port city and is located in southern Tamil Nadu.
  • It was traditionally famous for pearl fishing, shipping activities, and salt production.

Bargarh:

  • Bargarh is also known as "Bhata Handi"( rice bowl) of Odisha as it is famous for intensive cultivation of "paddy".

Atal Tunnel:

  • Atal Tunnel is also known as Rohtang Tunnel.
  • It is 9.02 km in length and is located in the Eastern Pir Panjal range in Himachal Pradesh.
  • It connects the Manali to Keylong.

Guru Shikhar:

  • Guru Shikhar is the highest point of the Aravali range and it is located in Rajasthan.
  • Guru Dattatreya temple is located at Guru Shikhar.
  • It is about 15 km north of Mount Abu. 

Bum La:

  • It is a mountain pass located between Cona County(Tibet) and the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
  • It is generally covered with heavy snowfall most of the year.

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